Old Photo Restoration Examples, Page 4

Previous  Next
Back to Faded Photos Page

Click images to view larger versions. Before Photo Restoration

After Photo Restoration

Color and your Video Card.
Most color computer monitors work in the same way as a television set. The screen is made up of phosphor dots that are illuminated from behind. On a color monitor, red, green and blue dots are distributed evenly. These dots are illuminated to different brightness to mix the different colors you see on the screen. If you look very closely, you can see these individual dots. Your computer monitor has a lot more phosphor dots than your TV set and will display in a much sharper and clearer.

Computer display systems are made up of two components: the monitor and a video adapter card. The adapter card is a component that is installed within the computer itself. The quality of the display is affected by both the monitor and the video card.

The quality of the video card determines the resolution and color depth that will be displayed on the monitor. Resolution determines the fineness of detail on the screen. The color depth determines how much control you have over the coloring of your graphics. The number of colors that can be displayed by a video card is called its color depth and is usually specified in bits per pixel. Color depths in commercial video cards range from black and white (one bit) to over 16 million colors (24 bits). 24 bit color is referred to as true color or full color because 16.7 million colors is enough to provide even the most subtle shading.